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Mr. Joseph P. Clayton, also known as Joe, CPA, served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Dish Network Corp. from June 20, 2011 to March 31, 2015. Mr. Clayton was responsible for sales, marketing, human resources, finance, operations, programming and all legal matters. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of DISH DBS Corporation. He served as the Chairman of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and Sirius Xm Radio Inc. from November 2004 to July 31, ... 2008 and its Chief Executive Officer and President from November 2001 to November 18, 2004. Mr. Clayton served as the President of North America of Global Crossing Ltd. from September 1999 to November 2001. From August 1997 to September 1999, Mr. Clayton served as the Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Corporation and its President from June 1997 to March 1999. He served as an Executive of The E. W. Scripps Company. He is a 39-year veteran of the consumer electronics, telecommunications and satellite communications industries. Prior to Frontier, Mr. Clayton served as Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Americas and Asia at Thomson S.A. From June 1997 to August 1997, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of Global Crossing North America, Inc. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of North America at Global Crossing Ltd. since September 1999. From March 1992 to December 1996, he served as Executive Vice President of Marketing & Sales, Americas & Asia of Thomson Multimedia. He serves as a Director of Tariffic Inc. He serves as a Trustee at Rochester Institute of Technology and a Member of the Advisory Board of the Indiana University School of Business. He has been Member of Board of Industry Leaders at Consumer Electronics Association since June 6, 2013. He served as a Director of Transcend Services, Inc. from May 2000 to April 2012 and Global Crossing North America, Inc. since 1997. He served as the Chairman of Consumer Electronics Association. He served as a Director of Good Guys, Inc. He served as a Director of EchoStar Corp. from October 7, 2008 to June 20, 2011. He served as a Director of Sirius XM Holdings Inc.since November 2001. He served as an Director of Dish Network Corp. since June 20, 2011 to March 31, 2015. He served as a Director of Asia Global Crossing Ltd., holding company of Global Crossing Ltd., since November 1999. Mr. Clayton served as a Director of Global Crossing Ltd. since September 1999. He serves as a Vice Chairman of the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) Advisory Council. Mr. Clayton is a Trustee for Bellarmine University in Kentucky. Mr. Clayton has received numerous accolades throughout his career including Bellarmine University Alumni of the Year in 1996, and induction into both the Indiana University School of Business and Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame in 2008. A man of many interests, Mr. Clayton is a lifetime member of the International Bluegrass Music Association and has traveled throughout the world - including Hungary and Scotland - for exhilarating hunting expeditions. In his downtime, he enjoys watching Kentucky basketball and spending time with his family. He is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Clayton graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Bellarmine University in Kentucky. He earned his Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Management from Indiana University where he sits on the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Indiana School of Business.

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